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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1957)
SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL 1 EXAMINE RECORDS Mrs. Adelaide Bailey, secretary to the county school superintendent, and Bruce Hitt, curriculum coor dinator, are examining school census records prior to the open ing of school. Census records are compiled for determining the ratio of school monies distribution and for future school con struction. The census records are kept on all children between the ages of 4 and 19. At present, there are some 30,000 cards O filed since 1946, listing census in second and third class dis tricts. Not pictured are register sheets upon which are compiled some 150.000 records, listing the school census for all districts since 1896. School Census Has Been Taken in State For About 65 Years For more than 65 years, school laws of Oregon have required each school district clerk count each year all youths between the ages of four and 19, residing In the district. The county school superintendent has been charg ed with the responsibility of keeping the records. The oldest file in this county dates back to 1896 and records have been kept each year since that time, although some rec ords were lost prior to the time that the court house was moved from Jacksonville to Medford. These records have often assist ed persons needing verification of age, birthdate, or residence. Certification of these records Is available to anyone in need of such information. Bated on Reports Two of the sources of revenue distribution for public education in Oregon are based on census reports. q Recent legislative action has relieved the school census tak ing fro! its annual requirement and placed it on a biennial bas is. The new law provides that a schl census shall be taken each even-numbered year of all Muths between the ages of four Slid 19 who live in a district on Oct. 25. In each odd-numbered year, the same figure is used, with a formula. applied to determine expected percentage gain. In any case, where a school board is of the opinion that the district has increased sufficiently to Activities Develop Outside Interests Phoenix A full schedule of activities has been set up at the Phoenix high school under the direction of E. M. Skipworth, vice principal, in an effort to develop student interest in mus ic, photography, handcraft, art, journalism, dramatics, speech, athletics, or related fields, ac cording to Phoenix superintend ent E. R. James. A high school testing and counseling program with follow- up information is available to students desiring information and guidance in vocation, in terest, or educational fields. Phoenix Now Has Two Playing Fields Phoenix Athletic, physical education, and health facilities are on the upswing with the ad dition of a second playing field in Phoenix, according to phys ical education coordinators Jack Woodward and Albert Cons- bruck. Through the cooperation of the Phoenix Lion's Club, the school district, community lab or, and lumber mills in the Phoenix area, two sets of bleach ers are under construction. These same groups made the first set of permanent bleachers "possible three years ago when the ath letic turf and field light in stallments were completed. These facilities will be used for required physical education classes for boys and girls through the tenth grade, with optional eleventh and twelth grade pro grams. According to age group the physical education curricula consists of the Oregon Motor Fitness tests and drills, intra mural basketball and track, volley-ball, badminton, archery, tumbling, touch and flag foot ball, horsehoes, and when pos sible swimming, bowling or tennis instruction. Health units are coordinated in the regular science, homemaking and social studies courses. TRIBUNE t 1 f ' " J 'I qualify it for reclassification, a special census may be taken. The most recent census figures for Jackson county released by the county school office for the school year 1956-57 show an in crease of approximately 700 students more than the previous year. Estimates from the school districts antcipate a further in crease in enrollment for the 1957-58 school year. Classes Conducted or Handicapped Children Here Programs " of special educa tion for handicapped children are relatively new in Oregon aiiuuu&M idrger lines iidve iuu- ducted classes for physically handicapped children for much longer period than the state. In 1941, the legislature authorized a state-wide survey to determine how many handi capped children would require ptcial education services. This survey, concluded in 1943, did not include children mentally retarded. - Although other states, some for as many as forty years, had conducted classes for the slow learning, Oregon did not initi ate such a plan until 1953. That legislature,, steering from the Holy Report of 1951, appropri ated the sum of $15,000 to con duct a study of the educational needs of mentally retarded and gifted children in Oregon. City, County Classes Medford city schools have had special classes for some time under the direction of Miss Louise Basford. Not until 1953 did the county embark upon a program of education for chil dren unable to keep pace in regular classrooms. Two classes are in operation at Talent on a county-wide ba sis, taught by Karl Hayes and Mrs. -vay Ballman. Ashland has a special education department directed by Mrs. Frances Klein Classes for the slow learning children are about half the size of regular classes and the curri culum is built around everyday experiences and environment, Basic subjects of reading, writ ing, arithmetic and social stu dies are not neglected nor are courses watered down. Arts and crafts are an import ant part of the program, as well as the appreciation of music through listening and singing. Such a curriculum develops children's potential ability to the best possible level and pre pares students for visitation, conferences and discussion. Southern Oregon May Have 1 ,050 Students Ashland A fall term enroll ment estimated at 1.050 is fore cast for Southern .Oregon col lege, according to Dr. Elmo N. Stevenson, president. Faculty members will number between 80 and 90, he added. Keepir" pace with last year's 500 Jackson county students in a total enrollment of 900, an esti mated 500 to 600 is anticipated from Jackson county this year. Vocational Agriculture Successful at Phoenix Entering its second year, the Phoenix , high school vocational agriculture department has maintained its original enroll ment of more than 50 boys. 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